Manchester City thrashed West Ham United 4-1 in the Premier League on Saturday to claim their first back-to-back wins since October.
England have named an unchanged squad for the first two Tests of the five-match Ashes series against Australia.
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For the 'Bazball' inspired England, the win in Hyderabad has become a distant memory and a repeat of 2021 looks likely when India bounced back to win the four-Test series 3-1.
England's highly aggressive 'Bazball' approach to Test cricket did not secure the 2023 home Ashes against their arch rivals, Australia.
'England will not call up a replacement for the third Ashes Test, which starts at Headingley on Thursday.'
England's Ollie Pope, who has scored 2136 runs from 38 Tests since his debut in 2018, does not mind low-scoring Test matches in India.
'You have to have a plan and use every delivery wisely. I was very happy to execute it today and happy to contribute on that pitch.'
Rohit Sharma expressed frustration and disappointment with senior player Ravichandran Ashwin's fielding efforts.
In the absence of the injured Ollie Pope, big-hitting Harry Brook has been promoted to No 3 in what is a must-win Test for the hosts.
India skipper Rohit Sharma lamented his top batmen's failure in the opening Test of the five-match series against England in Hyderabad on Sunday, saying they lacked the fight and character showed by the team's lower-order batters after being set a "gettable" 231-run target.
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PHOTOS from Day 1 of the third and final Test between England and the West Indies at Edgbaston on Friday.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the second Test between England and Sri Lanka, at Lord's, on Thursday.
England Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday named the playing eleven for the third Test match against India in Rajkot, with pacer Mark Wood replacing Shoaib Bashir in the playing squad.
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Having conceded a lead of 259, England were all out for 195 in the second session on day three of the contest.
Himself known for his delightful cover drivers, Bell thinks Virat Kohli plays his favourite shot the best among his peers.
Akash Deep, India's latest debutant, put on an exhibition of clever bowling in his opening spell on Day 1 of the fourth Test in Ranchi to rock the England batting.
India go back to the drawing board after Pope cracks spin code.
Kuldeep Yadav wrecked England's top order and fellow spinner Ravichandran Ashwin polished off the tail to bundle out England in just over two sessions.
James Anderson, Broad and Ollie Robinson will lead the pace attack with Moeen, who retired from tests in 2021, returning to the side after Jack Leach was ruled out of the series due to a back injury.
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While most of his rivals prepared for the 50 kilometre race walk at the 2019 Doha world championships by warming up in full track suits in the 32 degrees Celsius heat, Evan Dunfee did the polar opposite.
'What I like about them is their stubbornness. If you doubt them, they'll double down on it and go even more stubborn.'
Bumrah finished with figures of 6 for 45 -- his 10th five wicket haul in Test cricket -- while also becoming the fastest Indian pacer to take 150 Test wickets.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between England and the West Indies, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Friday.
England spinner Rehan Ahmed has been added to the Ashes squad for the second Test against Australia.
Images from the Euro 2024 final between Spain and England at Berlin Olympiastadion, Germany, on Sunday.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the first Test between England and the West Indies, at Lord's, London, on Thursday.
Moeen has played 68 Tests, scoring over 3,000 runs and taking more than 200 wickets, as well as appearing in 129 one-day and 74 T20 internationals.
Tongue is the only change to the side that lost the first Ashes Test
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday.
We have plans to counter England's aggression, worked on sweep shot: K S Bharat
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Indian conditions up there with the hardest: Ben Foakes
Australia's bowlers struck twice in quick succession in a devastating spell against England at Edgbaston on Sunday, before heavy rain prevented any further play.
Pope, one of the heroes for England in Hyderabad, feels that a wicket offering good turn will provide them with wicket-taking options.
Ollie Pope, whose sensational 196 formed the core of England's 28-run win over India in the first Test in Hyderabad, said on Sunday that he practiced those sweeps and reverse sweeps extensively before arriving on these shores.
